Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Sweden

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Sweden was 83.31 years. A difference of +0.25 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Sweden were 81.7 years and 85 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Sweden for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.
Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Sweden (Years)
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Female
Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Sweden (Years)
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Year Total (Yrs) Male (Yrs) Female (Yrs)
1960 73.01 71.23 74.87
1961 73.47 71.65 75.39
1962 73.35 71.37 75.43
1963 73.56 71.57 75.64
1964 73.73 71.66 75.91
1965 73.86 71.73 76.1
1966 74.08 71.82 76.45
1967 74.12 71.82 76.54
1968 73.97 71.69 76.37
1969 74.08 71.68 76.61
1970 74.65 72.22 77.2
1971 74.62 71.98 77.4
1972 74.72 72.04 77.53
1973 74.87 72.16 77.71
1974 74.98 72.2 77.9
1975 74.99 72.17 77.94
1976 74.97 72.14 77.94
1977 75.38 72.37 78.54
1978 75.47 72.43 78.66
1979 75.52 72.49 78.71
1980 75.74 72.78 78.85
1981 76.03 73.07 79.13
1982 76.33 73.42 79.38
1983 76.55 73.62 79.63
1984 76.82 73.85 79.93
1985 76.67 73.78 79.7
1986 76.93 73.98 80.03
1987 77.09 74.18 80.15
1988 76.98 74.15 79.95
1989 77.73 74.8 80.8
1990 77.54 74.81 80.4
1991 77.67 74.94 80.53
1992 78 75.35 80.78
1993 78.06 75.48 80.77
1994 78.65 76.06 81.37
1995 78.74 76.16 81.45
1996 78.96 76.52 81.52
1997 79.2 76.7 81.82
1998 79.34 76.9 81.9
1999 79.44 77.1 81.9
2000 79.64 77.4 82
2001 79.8 77.6 82.1
2002 79.85 77.7 82.1
2003 80.1 77.9 82.4
2004 80.5 78.4 82.7
2005 80.55 78.4 82.8
2006 80.75 78.7 82.9
2007 80.9 78.9 83
2008 81.1 79.1 83.2
2009 81.35 79.4 83.4
2010 81.45 79.5 83.5
2011 81.8 79.9 83.8
2012 81.71 79.9 83.6
2013 81.96 80.2 83.8
2014 82.25 80.4 84.2
2015 82.21 80.4 84.1
2016 82.31 80.6 84.1
2017 82.41 80.8 84.1
2018 82.56 80.9 84.3
2019 83.11 81.5 84.8
2020 82.36 80.6 84.2
2021 83.06 81.3 84.9
2022 83.06 81.4 84.8
2023 83.31 81.7 85